The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-09
of $4,000. and entered upon his duties as

Of $4,000, and entered upon his duties as
such.
Young Bennett. who was arrested in Jack
( sonvi.lr. TUESDAY, for several robbeIies is
thought To he the same party who broke
into Kersting's drug store, at Palatka last
week
A loan has been consummated with the
Indian River Bank by the Board of Dlrec-
/ tors OF the Titusville School Building Asso-
citation, and work will be commenced
/ shortly.
The county authorities of Levy have
offered a reward OF 500 for the conviction
/ Of the murderer of W. j. Medlin, and
petitiOned the State authorities TO offer a
! further reward Of not less than $500
At Ocala Friday G. A. Carmichael,
| through attorney J. w. Couch, got an
alternative writ from Judge Finley on the
/ Collector Of the city 10 show cause why
! license be not granted 1t is returnable on
| Oct 81
( At Sanford Friday colored man, whose
name is not known. was run over by the
switch train Of the South Florida railroad,
Just north OF the water works, near the
point where the transfer track of the Jack
sonville, Tampa and Key West leaves the
South Florida track, and was fatally in
jured.
Capt. Frank Phillips, of Mariana, has
pecan tree in his back yard which is full of
fruit and will yield more than two barrels
of pecans this year. The tree was planted
| by Capt. Phillips father several years ago.
He also has peach orchard just set with
young trees, and has besides a large number
OF other trees, from one to two years old,
with which he proposes to start an extensive
grove.
The Pensacola fire ladies learned that a
false alarm was to be given Thursday night
and a prize given the first hose company
! throwing water from a designated hydrant.
As a matter of course all hands were in
readiness, and it is said that some Of the
boys had their hose carriages hid around
the corners to be conveniently on hand. The
alarm was not given, but each company
claims that it would have got thar fust."
The Mayor of Sanford issued the follow
ing circular Friday: Ordered, that occu-
pants of property be allowed to burn in the
middle of the street fronting their residences
or places of business, accumulated infam-
mable debris, such as trash, chips, barrels
| etc, between the hours of , and o'clock
today, and between a. IN. and > p. IN. to-
morrow; provided, the burning is carefully
watched, and the material is not in too
great masses This order is given in order
to remove all possible sources of disease"
At Gainesville Wednesday night, John
Aleck, the Greek who keeps a fruit and
candy stand just west of Mcmillan & Mil
ler's drug store, was on his way home be-
tween and 10 o'clock, and when turning
the corner of the street near Mrs Water
bury's residence he was assaulted by two
negroes who dangerously beat and bruised
him with clubs and stones. Aleck recog-
nized his assailants as being Jonathan Ger
tain and Sam Rivers, two thugs with whom
he had some trouble few nights ago. Riv-
ers has been arrested but Certain is still at
large.
The Governor has made the following ap-
pointments: w. J. Magill, Justice of the
| Peace for the Tenth district of Duval
| county; J. r. Herrin, Supervisor of Regis
tratiOn for Holmes county; William Fuz-
| zard, County Judge for Dade county
Samuel Rhodes, County Treasurer for Dade
county; G. w. Clyalt, County Commissioner
| for First Commissioners district of Brad
ford county Under the new law the Gov
ernor has appointed one or more Justices of
the Peace for the following counties
Alachua, Citrus, Clay, Hamilton, fernando,
Lafayette, Nassau and Pasco.
At Pensacola Thursday, young man
named Juan Soto presented a check for SIS,
signed George W. Collins, TO F. c. Brent &
| Co.'s bank, asking if the paper were genu-
inc. He was informed that it was not. The
| County Solicitor is now investigating the
| forgery. Mr.. Collins is averse to prosecu-
ton, which will tend to the elimination,
| probably, not of Soto, but of another, whose
name is withheld until further develop
ments. Soto got the check from a young
colored man, named Green, who will be re-
membered as the Signal Service officer who
raised such fuss some time ago, and who
was subsequently, dismissed from the ser
! vice.
| Last week the county prisoners confined
| N Lee DIIrcr Gala hOOGn 81 Of IA
| escape, and four negroes who were charged
| with gambling, succeeded in the attempt.
| Previously in addition to being confined,
they had been guarded, but the State Comp
lroller refused to allow pay for guards, and
as the Sheriff was under no requirement to
pay for them out of his own pocket the
guards were removed. The Comptroller
has been considerably criticised for his &C
ton, in view of the fact that it is new
| county and there had not been time enough
to build jail The jail at Bloomfield, how
ever was completed Thursday, and the re-
! naming prisoners will be removed thither
| at once
The sensation at Ocala is the announce
ment of the elopement of Ray Bullock and
Miss Musa Wright, and their marriage at
| Gainesville. Miss Wright arrived at Ocala
Thursday night in company with friends
and took the Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton morning train for Gainesville, where,
with letter of Introduction to S. G.
Tucker, all the necessary arrangements
Were perfected to bind the silllen cords on
the arrival of the groom and the best man,
Rufus Waterman. The parties are of the
highest standing in the community. The
groom is a son of Gen. Robert Bullock
while the bride is the daughter of Capt
Wright, of Lake Weir. Parental restraint,
owing to the youth of the parties, was the
cause of the clandestine work.
One of Floridas best, if not the best ex
hibits sent to the Piedmont Exposition, was
bearing Mandarin orange tree loaded with
fruit. 1t was put in box without disturb
ing the roots or earth as it grew. A large
box with the bottom taken off was passed
over the tree to the ground, when the earth
was cut away from the outside of it, allow.
ing the box to drop down, and after passing
below the roots the bottom of the box wa,
slipped under and the tree taken up. Up tt
the time of starting to Atlanta it had been
in the box seven days and showed no signs
of being disturbed-not leaf or orange
had dropped. This exhibit was from the
grove of l.. P. Hughey, of Kissimmee, who
is the first to accomplish this feat success
fully. The tree was given the place OF